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Geology: All Rock Types on Wikipedia

all rock types listed on the List of Rock Types Wikipedia page (as of march 2026)
rocks listed under Specific Varieties on the Wikipedia page: "The following are terms for rocks that are not petrographically or genetically distinct but are defined according to various other criteria; most are specific classes of other rocks, or altered versions of existing rocks. Some archaic and vernacular terms for rocks are also included."
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Igneous
Adakite
Agpaitic Rock
Andesite
Alkali feldspar granite
Ankaramite
Anorthosite
Basalt
ʻAʻā
Pāhoehoe
Basaltic andesite
Basaltic trachyandesite
Borolanite
Mugearite
Shoshonite
Basanite
Blairmorite
Boninite
Carbonatite
Charnockite
Enderbite
Dacite
Diabase
Diorite
Napoleonite
Dunite
Essexite
Foidolite
Gabbro
Granite
Granodiorite
Granophyre
Harzburgite
Hornblendite
Hyaloclastite
Icelandite
Ignimbrite
Ijolite
Kimberlite
Komatiite
Lamproite
Lamprophyre
Latite
Leucitite
Lherzolite
Monzodiorite
Monzogabbro
Monzogranite
Monzonite
Nepheline-bearing diorite
Nepheline syenite
Nephelinite
Norite
Obsidian
Pegmatite
Peridotite
Phonolite
Phonotephrite
Picrite
Porphyry
Pumice
Pyroxenite
Quartz diorite
Quartz monzonite
Quartzolite
Rhyodacite
Rhyolite
Comendite
Pantellerite
Scoria
Syenogranite
Tachylyte
Tephriphonolite
Tephrite
Tonalite
Trachyandesite
Benmoreite
Trachybasalt
Hawaiite
Trachyte
Troctolite
Trondhjemite
Tuff
Vitrophyre
Websterite
Wehrlite
Sedimentary
Argillite
Arkose
Banded Iron Formation
Breccia
Calcarenite
Chalk
Chert
Claystone
Coal
Conglomerate
Coquina
Diamictite
Diatomite
Dolomite
Evaporite
Flint
Geyserite
Greywacke
Gritstone
Ironstone
Itacolumite
Jaspillite
Laterite
Lignite
Limestone
Marl
Mudstone
Oil shale
Oolite
Phosphorite
Sandstone
Shale
Siltstone
Sylvinite
Tillite
Travertine
Tufa
Turbidite
Wackestone
Metamorphic
Anthracite
Amphibolite
Blueschist
Cataclasite
Eclogite
Gneiss
Granulite
Greenschist
Hornfels
Calcflinta
Jadeitite
Litchfieldite
Marble
Migmatite
Mylonite
Metaconglomerate
Metapelite
Metapsammite
Phyllite
Pseudotachylite
Quartzite
Schist
Semipelite
Serpentinite
Skarn
Slate
Suevite
Talc carbonate
Soapstone
Tectonite
Whiteschist
Specific Varieties
Adamellite
Appinite
Aphanite
Borolanite
Blue Granite
Epidosite
Felsite
Flint
Ganister
Gossan
Hyaloclastite
Ijolite
Jadeitite
Jasperoid
Kenyte
Lapis lazuli
Larvikite
Listwanite
Litchfieldite
Llanite
Luxullianite
Mangerite
Minette
Novaculite
Pietersite
Pyrolite
Rapakivi granite
Rhomb porphyry
Rodingite
Shonkinite
Taconite
Tachylite
Teschenite
Theralite
Unakite
Variolite
Vogesite
Wad
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Mar 25, 2026
Good quiz!